Chapter 12 — Reborn to Love the Perfect One

The pressure of debt from Kiều Ý Nhi's luxurious lifestyle is increasingly weighing on Bách Nam's shoulders. After the proposal to grant autonomy to manage shares was supplemented by a strict monitoring mechanism by the board of directors at Ánh Vy's request, he realized that the path to accessing the trust fund had become much more difficult than originally expected. Bitterness and deadlock gradually transformed into a reckless determination.

One evening, at the luxury apartment that Kiều Ý Nhi was renting, Bách Nam sat absentmindedly on the sofa, holding a half-empty glass of wine. "I don't know what to do anymore, Ý Nhi. Ms. Ánh Vy has changed completely lately, it's not as easy as before, all my suggestions are carefully scrutinized."

Kiều Ý Nhi sat down next to him, her hand gently rubbing his back to comfort him, but her eyes flashed with a cold, calculating light. "Don't worry, I have an idea. If we can't get management rights legally, why don't we make someone else responsible for what you want to do?"

"What do you mean?" Bách Nam frowned, not understanding.

"I heard that there is an expert who can fake internal documents and emails with almost perfect accuracy, making it difficult for anyone to detect with just the naked eye," Kiều Ý Nhi whispered, her tone was sweet but full of danger. "If we can create a set of records showing that it was Ánh Vy who secretly directed the transfer of part of the trust fund to a personal account during the last crisis, the board of directors will definitely suspect her, and you will have the opportunity to prove that you are the more trustworthy person."

Bách Nam was silent for a long time, his conscience torn for a brief moment before greed and fear of debt overcame everything. "But if she finds out, things will be much worse."

"Don't worry, I've thought it through carefully," Kiều Ý Nhi reassured, the smile on her lips could not hide her satisfaction. "We will do this right when the board of directors is most sensitive to financial issues, after the recent cash flow rumors. At that time, just a little doubt is enough to create a big storm."

A week later, during a regular meeting of the board of directors, when quarterly financial reports were being presented, Bách Nam suddenly stood up, holding a file of documents, his face full of pain and struggle.

"Sorry to interrupt the meeting, but I have a serious matter to present to the entire council," he spoke, his trembling voice skillfully acted. "I accidentally discovered some emails and internal documents showing that, during the recent cash flow rumor crisis, there was an unusual transfer from the trust fund to a personal account, and the person who approved this transaction was Ms. Ánh Vy."

The whole meeting room was shocked. Ánh Vy sat silently for a moment, not because she was scared, but because she immediately realized that this was the scenario she had predicted before, only it came earlier and in a much more sophisticated form than what she remembered in her previous life.

"What evidence is this, Bách Nam?" Vệ Thành Lâm spoke, his tone serious, his face pale with surprise.

"This is a printout of internal email exchanges that I accidentally saw, along with a copy of the transfer order signed by Ms. Ánh Vy," Bách Nam replied, giving the document to the meeting secretary to distribute to each member of the board of directors.

Tưởng Bảo Long, after scrolling through a few pages of documents, his face showed a somewhat exaggerated seriousness. "If this information is true, this is an extremely serious issue, related to the reputation and transparency of the entire company's leadership. I recommend that Ms. Ánh Vy's powers be temporarily suspended while waiting for investigation and clarification."

Many other board members were chatting, their eyes looked at Ánh Vy with suspicion mixed with disappointment, exactly like what she had experienced in her previous life. But this time, instead of panicking and helpless, Ánh Vy sat up straight, her eyes calmly looking straight at each person in the meeting room.

"I would like to confirm that I absolutely did not approve or participate in any unusual transfer transactions," she spoke, her tone calm but filled with weight. "And I believe, the truth will soon be revealed, because all of the company's transactions in the past have been fully recorded through an independent monitoring system that we have established in advance."

That sentence made Bách Nam's face change color for an extremely short moment, enough for Ánh Vy to recognize the confusion flashing in his eyes, even though he tried to hide it very quickly afterward.

"So I suggest," Vệ Thành Lâm spoke up, his tone still stern but somewhat calmer, "we will postpone this meeting for a week, to have enough time to verify the authenticity of the documents just presented, as well as compare with the internal monitoring system that Ánh Vy just mentioned. During this time, I hope all board members maintain an objective attitude, not hastily drawing any conclusions."

The meeting ended in a heavy atmosphere, each person carrying a different mood when leaving the room. Ánh Vy walked out into the hallway and took a deep breath to calm her mind. She knew that this was just the beginning of a long battle ahead, but at least this time she had in her hands the most important weapon that she had never possessed in her previous life: authentic evidence to protect herself.

As soon as she walked out of the meeting room, Ánh Vy immediately called Dịch Phong, her voice was still a bit tense even though she tried to stay calm. "Mr. Dịch Phong, I need you to immediately extract the entire transaction log of the monitoring system during the time of the recent cash flow rumor crisis. Someone just accused me of approving an unusual transfer transaction."

The other end of the line was silent for a moment, then Dịch Phong's voice rang out, calm but full of certainty. "Don't worry, I will extract it immediately. The system fully records each operation, along with a time stamp and the address of the device that performed the transaction, which cannot be faked. If there really is no such transaction made through the official system, we will have counter-evidence immediately."

"Thank you," she replied, her tone much lighter. "I firmly believe this is a fake document, but I need real evidence to prove it to the board."

"Don't worry, I will complete the detailed reconciliation tonight and send it to you before you need it," Dịch Phong replied, his tone lowered a bit. "And don't worry too much. I believe, the person who really did the wrong thing, no matter how cleverly they hide it, will eventually reveal their flaws."

That same evening, when Ánh Vy returned to the villa, she saw Chu Văn Đạt waiting for her right in front of the door, his face was pale, his eyes were red as if he had just cried. "Miss Ánh Vy, I just heard what happened at the meeting today. I didn't know my Bách Nam guy could do such a horrible thing. I'm really sorry to you, sorry to your whole family."

"Uncle Dat, don't blame yourself," Ánh Vy said, holding the older man's shaking hands. "This is Bách Nam's choice, it has nothing to do with you. You raised him well, the rest is because he let his greed lead him down the wrong path."

"But if it weren't for me as your family's driver, he wouldn't have had the chance to enter this world and wouldn't have known such bad friends." Chu Văn Đạt choked, his voice lost with emotion. "I really regret it."

"Don't think like that," Ánh Vy replied, her tone was gentle but firm. "I believe, the truth will come out. And no matter what the outcome is, I always consider you an important part of this family, that will never change."

Looking at the grateful and miserable eyes of the man in front of her, Ánh Vy became even more determined to clarify the truth quickly, not only to protect her own honor, but also so that this devoted old father would not have to suffer any more pain because of the mistakes of the son he had wholeheartedly raised.

That night, Ánh Vy couldn't sleep, constantly replaying the events in her head. She realized that the fact that Bách Nam dared to publicly make accusations in front of the entire board of directors showed that he and Kiều Ý Nhi had carefully prepared and were confident that their fake documents were convincing enough. That also means that, when this plot fails, both will certainly not give up easily, but will find other, more reckless ways to achieve their goals.